How to Get Involved in Monday's Transgender Day of Remembrance

According to The Human Rights Campaign, 23 transgender people were killed in the United States previous year. The day was founded by Gwendolyn Ann Smith, a transgender woman, in 1999 to commemorate the murder of Rita Hester, another transgender woman in Allston, Massachusetts, US. "Louis-Police-20170823-0037.html" class="local_link" >transgender people have been killed so far in the United States this year, a number that breaks annual records, according to several advocacy groups in a report released days prior to Transgender Day of Remembrance.

Violence against trans people remains a defining aspect of trans lives and the Trans Day of Remembrance is our community's opportunity to bear witness to end-result of the anti-trans hate trans people face, as a community.

David Goffin shocks Roger Federer in London
A shot up into the rafters from Alexander gave Sock set point, a composed slice forehand and he takes the first set 6-4. Dimitrov ensured he'll end the year at a career-high No. 3 after coming from behind to defeat Sock.

For TDOR, GLAAD will remember the meaningful lives of those trans people that have been killed this year.

"TDOR is our time to acknowledge and mourn those who have been victims to the still prevalent levels of transphobia, violence and hatred".

Being authentically yourself takes courage, and nobody understands that better than trans people, especially trans people of color. "We have to be who we truly are, and we do it despite the violence that might be perpetrated against us".

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